A squad of canvassers is going from door to door in Worthing to ensure people can vote in next year's local and European elections.

A total of 93 leaflet droppers are delivering the yearly electoral registration forms to every household in the town.

Next year, the usual May elections are expected to be postponed so a combined local and European election can be held on June 10.

New ward boundaries will also be implemented, which will mean the full council of 37 seats will be up for election instead of the usual 12.

Only people on the register will be able to vote.

New regulations have also been brought in to allow citizens of ten European states that are expected to accede to the European Union on May 1 to go on to the register.

They are: Cyprus, Czech Republic, Estonia, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Malta, Poland, Slovakia and Slovenia.